Management 3850N: Introduction to Canadian Culture
Course Outline – Spring 2004
Room C - 610
Tuesday 6:00 – 8:50 pm
Instructor
Sandy Cahoon
Email:
cahosl@uleth.ca
Office: D443
Class Website
WebCT
Phone: 329-2632/382-7158
Office Hours: TBA
http://classes.uleth.ca/200401/mgt3850n/
http://webct.uleth.ca/webct/homearea/homearea
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to give you an overview of Canadian culture from a
number of perspectives: geographic, economic, historical, demographic, political,
religious, and pop culture. The values, meanings and understandings of the world, from a
Canadian point of view, shape our approach to business and our interactions with other
countries. You will be exposed to many aspect of Canadian culture from differing
presenters. You will be asked to explore, research, and present your thoughts about the
culture of Canada, individually and in groups. By sharing what you have learned with
your classmates, it is hoped that experience will be more vivid and educational. At the
conclusion of the course, students should have a deeper appreciation of the country, the
diversity of its peoples, and its place in the more general world of management.
Evaluation
Short Reports (4 – 10% each)
Interview assignment
Exam (take home)
Participation
Final Presentation (Group)
Final Report (Group)
40%
10%
15%
5%
15%
15%
Grading Scale
A+
B+
C+
D+
Excellent
Superior
Satisfactory
Pass
95-100
82-85
70-73
58-61
A
B
C
D
90-94
78-81
66-69
53-57
A- 86-89
B- 74-77
C- 62-65
Through out the course students will have the opportunity to present the findings of their
short reports. Students will be divided into groups for the presentation and paper. The
presentations will take place during the last two class sessions. Each group will have 20
minutes to present their conclusions on the topic chosen to the balance of the class. This
time frame should allow the class to ask questions of the presenters. The presentation will
be marked on presentation style, content, cohesion of the material and general knowledge
of the topic. All group members must participate in the presentation.
The end of term paper will be a formal written document of the presentation in class. The
paper will not exceed 10 pages in length.
General topic of the end of term assignment:
Groups will select a particular cultural issue and explain how that issue interacts or
impacts with Canadian management practice and/or concepts. For example, a topic could
be the Hutterite communal business culture and how that process and life style impacts
the local agricultural management business community.
The ultimate topic chosen by the group must be pre-approved by the lead instructor. This
approval must be accomplished by Friday February 13.
Topic Outline and Schedule
Tentative Class Schedule
Canadian Culture Course
Exchange Students
Date
Jan 13
Topic - Preparation
Day 1
Jan 20
Day 2
Jan 27
Day 3
Feb 3
Feb 10
Day 4
Day 5
Feb 17
Feb 24
Reading Week
Day 6
Mar 2
Day 7
Mar 9
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
Apr 6
Apr 13
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Activities
Introduction
Career Management Information Night
Discussion on Culture
Group formation
Video on Resources, etc.
Geography
Day trip to Waterton Park,
snowshoeing, etc. (Jan 24)
First Nations
Canadian History
Hutterite/Mennonite Experience
Field trip to Hutterite Colony/Head
Smashed In Buffalo Jump
No Classes!!!
Politics
Quebec
Immigration
Mormon/Japanese
Canadian Business Culture I
Canadian Business Culture II
Art Lecture and Tour
Topic Open
Student Presentations
Student Presentations